Sam Brownback

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

Who is Sam Brownback?

So many senators opposed Sam Brownback’s nomination that Mike Pence had to come down to the Capitol to cast the tie-breaking vote. Now, Brownback is the nation’s leader in promoting religious freedom worldwide. Brownback has a track record of citing religion to discriminate against LGBTQ people, ban abortion, attack birth control access, and keep reproductive health information away from young people.

Office of International Religious Freedom at the U.S. State Department

The Office of International Religious Freedom recommends and implements policies designed to promote religious freedom and combat religious persecution and discrimination worldwide. The Office and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large are tasked with promoting religious freedom as part of a broader human rights framework under the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.